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Mon, March 1, 2021 | 13:10

Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 shot gets US CDC panel backing

Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 shot gets US CDC panel backing

A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel voted on Sunday to recommend Johnson Johnson's COVID-19 shot for widespread use, a final clearance for the vaccine after it was authorized by U.S. regulators on Saturday.

2021-03-01 10:06

Trump endorses rival to Republican who voted to impeach

Trump endorses rival to Republican who voted to impeach

Former US president Donald Trump has signaled he will seek revenge on fellow Republicans who voted to impeach him last month, and he followed through Friday, endorsing an ex-aide against an Ohio congressman. Trump threw his "complete and total" support behind Max Miller, a 2020 deputy campaign manager and White House advisor challenging Representative Anthony Gonzalez, one of...

2021-02-28 14:37

Warren Buffett again encourages investors to bet on America

Warren Buffett again encourages investors to bet on America

Billionaire Warren Buffett encouraged investors to maintain their faith in America's economy and the businesses his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate owns in a reassuring letter to his shareholders Saturday.

2021-02-28 11:04

Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan

Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan

President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, though Democrats faced challenges to their hopes of using the bill to raise the minimum wage.

2021-02-27 21:08

North Korea's continued development of weapons poses threat to US and allies: Kirby

North Korea's continued development of weapons poses threat to US and allies: Kirby

Diplomacy will be at the center for engagement with North Korea but Pyongyang's continued development of weapons of mass destruction does pose a threat to the United States and its allies, a spokesman for the U.S. Defense Department said Friday.

2021-02-27 11:21

North Korean workers stage pep rallies for new 5-year economic development plan

US Fed's Powell: Recovery incomplete, high inflation unlikely

US Fed's Powell: Recovery incomplete, high inflation unlikely

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell underscored the U.S. economy's ongoing weakness Tuesday in remarks that suggested that the Fed sees no need to alter its ultra-low interest rate policies anytime soon. ``The economic recovery remains uneven and far from complete, and the path ahead is highly uncertain,'' Powell said in testimony to the Senate Banking Committee.

2021-02-24 10:41

Coronavirus forces Biden to forgo pomp for US-Canada meeting

Coronavirus forces Biden to forgo pomp for US-Canada meeting

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing President Joe Biden to alter another first for his administration: the typically formal White House meeting with a foreign counterpart. Biden will play host to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday for the first bilateral meeting of his presidency, but he will do it virtually.

2021-02-23 20:53

Wife of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' arrested on US drug charges

Wife of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' arrested on US drug charges

The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin ``El Chapo'' Guzman was arrested Monday at an airport in Virginia on international drug trafficking charges, the Justice Department said. Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, who is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Mexico, was arrested at Dulles International Airport and is expected to appear in federal court in Washington on Tuesday.

2021-02-23 10:54

US tops 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, matching the toll of 3 wars

US tops 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, matching the toll of 3 wars

The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. topped 500,000 Monday, a staggering number that all but matches the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam combined. The U.S. recorded an estimated 405,000 deaths in World War II, 58,000 in the Vietnam War and 36,000 in the Korean War.

2021-02-23 10:43

Biden's first month was a 'honeymoon,' but bigger challenges loom ahead

Biden's first month was a 'honeymoon,' but bigger challenges loom ahead

One month into the job, President Joe Biden is on the cusp of securing a bigger economic rescue package than during the 2009 financial crisis. He has wiped out his predecessor Donald Trump's policies from climate change to travel bans, while the U.S. daily COVID-19 vaccine distribution rate grew 55 percent.

2021-02-21 21:20

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